10 U.S.C. § 1219

Statement of origin of disease or injury: limitations

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A member of an armed force may not be required to sign a statement relating to the origin, incurrence, or aggravation of a disease or injury that he has. Any such statement against his interests, signed by a member, is invalid.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1983–2007 · leading case: Lanier v. Hines v. Anthony J. Principi, 18 Vet. App. 227 (Vet. App. 2004).
Lanier v. Hines v. Anthony J. Principi, 18 Vet. App. 227 (Vet. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “He argues that the Board failed to consider 10 U.S.C. § 1219 as implemented by 38 C.F.”
Mariner v. United States, 1 Cl. Ct. 430 (Ct. Cl. 1983). “ase to the PEB on account of his questionable fitness under Army regulations; that it erred in failing to find that his arthritis was “incurred” while he was entitled to basic pay; and, that in finding plaintiffs arthritis to have existed prior to service, the MEB improperly…”
Rose v. Nicholson, 250 F. App'x 302 (Fed. Cir. 2007). · cites it 2× “Although Rose contends that the Veterans Court’s decision involved the validity or interpretation of 10 U.S.C. § 1219 , that statute governs the validity of signed statements relating to the origin, incur-rence, or aggravation of a disease or injury.”
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